bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
ago; since; before; previous
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
very; extremely; excessively
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to have an eye on; to zero in on
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
antiquity; the previous era
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous